The Pic of the Day: Marine choppers flying high

The Pic of the Day: Marine choppers flying high

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct flight operations during a long range raid in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 in Yuma, Arizona, September 28, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration […]

‘Murphy’s Law’: The time I got smuggled into Syria

‘Murphy’s Law’: The time I got smuggled into Syria

The following is an excerpt from the new book, “Murphy’s Law: My Journey from Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist.” That night we were driven out to the border crossing. On the side of the road, we picked up a Canadian named Peter Douglass, which had been prearranged with the driver. He was a […]

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines and their Commando friends

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines and their Commando friends

A U.S. Marine with 1st Platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, patrols during exercise Platinum Ren at an undisclosed location in Norway on May 13, 2019. The evening patrol was conducted to acclimatize the team to the harsh Arctic climate and mountainous terrain, increase interoperability within the allies and partners of the North […]

The Pic of the Day: Maple Resolve Face of Courage

The Pic of the Day: Maple Resolve Face of Courage

U.S Navy Lt. Carter Bonnafoux, a naval gunfire liaison officer with 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 4th Force Headquarter Group, Marine Forces Reserve, stands for a picture during exercise Maple Resolve in Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, May 12, 2019. Maple Resolve is an annual exercise—a three-week, multinational simulated war, hosted by the Canadian Army. […]

The Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs seize ships

The Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs seize ships

U.S. Navy SEALS with SEAL Team 5 and Royal Thai Navy SEALs conduct visit, board, and search and seizure training during exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, February 15, 2019. Cobra Gold 19 provides a venue for the United States and partner nations to advance interoperability; and increase partner capacity in planning and […]

The Pic of the Day: US Commandos commemorate D-Day

The Pic of the Day: US Commandos commemorate D-Day

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) lands in the drop zone near Mont-Saint-Michel, Avranches Commune, France, on May 18, 2019. This event comes at the invitation of the Mayor of Avranches in commemoration of World War II special operations that laid the groundwork for the successful Allied liberation of […]

The Pic of the Day: ‘Legends in Flight’ Expo

The Pic of the Day: ‘Legends in Flight’ Expo

Members of the 1st Helicopter Squadron fly UH-1 Hueys over Washington, D.C. during opening ceremonies of the Joint Base Andrews “Legends in Flight” Air & Space Expo May 10, 2019. The weekend event in Maryland featured headliners the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, as well as an impressive lineup of […]

Catch-22 Comes Close But Doesn’t Quite Stick the Landing

Catch-22 Comes Close But Doesn’t Quite Stick the Landing

George Clooney takes on Joseph Heller’s dark, satirical novel that he penned in 1961, starring in it, directing two of the series six episodes and producing it as well. Trying to reproduce Catch-22 is no easy feat although the insanity of war and the weird characters that war produces lend itself well to the insanity […]

The Pic of the Day: How actors train for a Navy SEAL television show

The Pic of the Day: How actors train for a Navy SEAL television show

The cast and crew of the CBS television series “SEAL Team” prepare to film a scene for the series at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, on January 14, 2019. The series used MCB Camp Pendleton’s rugged terrain to display live action role-playing of a team of United States Navy SEALs with the assistance […]

The Pic of the Day: Never forgotten

The Pic of the Day: Never forgotten

Tech. Sgt. Pete Rivera, a recruiter for the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds,” looks at his reflection at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2019. Rivera has been on the team since 2018.

The Pic of the Day: US pararescuemen showing off

The Pic of the Day: US pararescuemen showing off

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, participate in a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachute jump into the water from a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2019.